Dyer Natalie L, Adan Francoise, Barnett Tyler, Dusek Jeffery A
Connor Whole Health, University Hospitals, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Glob Adv Health Med. 2022 May 25;11:2164957X221089258. doi: 10.1177/2164957X221089258. eCollection 2022.
The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate multiple indices of wellbeing in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Healthcare professionals were invited to participate across the University Hospitals healthcare system in Ohio, USA. Participants (N = 6397) completed online questionnaires on their wellbeing, including healthy behaviors, safety and security, mental and physical health concerns, and social support. Differences in wellbeing across demographics were also assessed.
Overall, healthcare professionals' mean subjective wellbeing was 7.98 (1.50) and their future health score was 3.98 (1.13). Room for improvement was noted for diet, sleep, and positive thinking. Males reported significantly higher levels of overall wellbeing and future health scores, including fruit and vegetable intake and physical activity, and alcohol use, whereas females reported higher levels of positive thinking and tobacco use. Of the three largest racial groups, White and Asian employees scored significantly higher on future health, = 4.00 (1.17) and = 4.10 (1.13), than Black or African American employees, = 3.74 (1.10).
This cross-sectional study assessed the wellbeing of healthcare workers during the initial peak of the COVID-19 pandemic prior to vaccine delivery. Future work will implement strategies to improve healthcare workers' wellbeing in an individualized way based on our findings, as well as evaluate changes in wellbeing and future health scores across time.
本横断面研究旨在评估新冠疫情期间医护人员的多项幸福指数。
邀请美国俄亥俄州大学医院医疗系统的医护人员参与。参与者（N = 6397）完成了关于其幸福状况的在线问卷，包括健康行为、安全保障、身心健康问题以及社会支持。还评估了不同人口统计学特征的幸福差异。
总体而言，医护人员的平均主观幸福感为7.98（1.50），未来健康评分为3.98（1.13）。在饮食、睡眠和积极思维方面有改进空间。男性报告的总体幸福感和未来健康评分显著更高，包括水果和蔬菜摄入量、身体活动以及饮酒情况，而女性报告的积极思维和吸烟水平更高。在三个最大的种族群体中，白人员工和亚裔员工在未来健康方面的得分显著高于黑人员工或非裔美国员工，分别为4.00（1.17）和4.10（1.13），而黑人员工或非裔美国员工的得分为3.74（1.10）。
本横断面研究评估了新冠疫情初期疫苗接种前医护人员的幸福状况。未来的工作将根据我们的研究结果，以个性化方式实施改善医护人员幸福状况的策略，并评估幸福状况和未来健康评分随时间的变化。
